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The moment for which the people of Delhi-NCR were eagerly waiting for weeks has finally arrived. Ending the torture of weeks of scorching heat, humidity and deadly heatwave, the South-West Monsoon has made a grand entry in Delhi. However, this time Badra has arrived 5 days late from the scheduled time. With the arrival of monsoon, there was light to moderate rain in many areas of the capital and there were dense dark clouds in the sky throughout the day. Due to this, a huge drop in the temperature of Delhi has been recorded, which has given great relief to the people from the sticky humidity. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has officially announced the arrival of monsoon in Delhi after favorable weather conditions are created.
‘Yellow alert’ issued for today, mercury will fall to 32 degrees
The Meteorological Department has issued ‘Yellow Alert’ in Delhi-NCR for Friday. Today the sky in the capital will be generally densely cloudy and several rounds of moderate rain are expected. Due to this monsoon shower, the minimum temperature of Delhi today is expected to be around 22 degrees Celsius and the maximum temperature will be around 32 degrees Celsius, due to which the weather will remain very pleasant.
Next round of torrential rains will start from July 5, understand the mathematics of trough
According to famous meteorologist Mahesh Palawat (Skymet Weather), due to changes in the weather system, rainfall activities in Delhi are going to increase rapidly once again. Palawat said, “The main seasonal trough line of monsoon is currently extending from Punjab to the Bay of Bengal. In the next 24 to 48 hours, this trough will move a little towards the south i.e. towards Central India, due to which there will be heavy rains in Madhya Pradesh and surrounding states. During this time, there may be a slight reduction in rainfall in the plains of Delhi, Punjab and Haryana.”
But the real twist for the people of Delhi will come from July 5. Meteorologists predict that by July 5, this trough line will again move northward (Northward Shift), due to which Delhi and other parts of North-West India will see another very heavy round of torrential monsoon-like rains.
Start in July for the first time after 2021, see the record of previous years
According to the official data of the Meteorological Department, this is the first time after the year 2021 that the monsoon has reached Delhi after the month of June i.e. in July. Earlier in the year 2021, monsoon had proved to be quite mild and reached Delhi on 13th July. Let’s take a look at the arrival dates of monsoon in Delhi over the past few years:
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2025: 29 June
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2024: 28 June
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2023: 25th June
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2022: 30 June
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2020: 25th June
If we examine the weather history of the last 125 years of Delhi, the earliest arrival of monsoon was recorded on 15 June 2008, while the latest arrival of monsoon was on 26 July 1987.
Record broken from Safdarjung to Palam, coldest morning in 5 years
The first showers of monsoon have completely reset the temperature of Delhi. The maximum temperature in Safdarjung, the main weather center of Delhi, was recorded 4.4 degrees below normal i.e. 33 degrees Celsius. At the same time, the minimum temperature dropped by 5.1 degrees below normal to 22.8 degrees Celsius. This is the lowest minimum temperature since July 21, 2021.
The condition of other areas of Delhi was similar:
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Palam: Maximum 33°C | minimum 21.2°C
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Lodhi Road: Maximum 33°C | minimum 23.6°C
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Ridge Station: Maximum 33.8°C | minimum 21°C
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Ayanagar: Maximum 32.4°C | minimum 22.6°C
Why did Badra lie down? The scorching heat of pre-monsoon spoiled the game
Explaining the real reason for the delay in monsoon this year, experts said that the moisture-rich Easterly winds coming from the Bay of Bengal, which act as fuel for the continuous monsoon rains, could not reach Delhi and the plains of North India on time. Due to this, the pre-monsoon season was many times hotter and drier than normal this time.
According to IMD data, the average minimum temperature of Delhi during March to June this year was 22.9 degrees Celsius, which is the hottest after 2022. At the same time, the average maximum temperature was recorded at 37 degrees Celsius, which is the second highest average temperature in the last six years. Due to this extreme heat and humidity, monsoon winds had to struggle extra to reach Delhi.